
Guwahati: Three new trains were flagged off and a new Road Over Bridge (ROB) at Tetelia station yard constructed by Northeast Frontier Railway was dedicated to the nation here today.
The newly introduced trains include train number 55818/55817 (Guwahati – New Bongaigaon – Guwahati) Daily Passenger, train number 15911/15912 (Tinsukia – Naharlagun – Tinsukia) Tri-weekly Express and train number 12047/12048 (Guwahati – North Lakhimpur – Guwahati) Bi-weekly Jan Shatabdi Express.
During the flagging-off ceremony, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that these services are expected to bolster regional connectivity and improve travel options for passengers across Assam and neighbouring areas.
Additionally, a new Road Over Bridge (ROB) at Tetelia station yard constructed by Northeast Frontier Railway was dedicated for the use of the common public during the ceremony. The ROB (No. 59A) was constructed by Northeast Frontier Railway at a total cost of Rs. 72 crores replacing level crossing gate no ST-22 at Tetelia station yard.
General Manager of Northeast Frontier Railway Chetan Kumar Shrivastava, General Manager of Northeast Frontier Railway (Construction) Arun Kumar Choudhary with senior officials of Headquarters and Divisions, the local Member of Parliament and Members of the Legislative Assembly and other dignitaries were also present during the programme.
The Governor of Assam, Lakshman Prasad Acharya, Chief Minister of Assam Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, Minister of Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw and the Minister of State for External Affairs and Textiles, Government of India, Pabitra Margherita were present at the Guwahati Railway Station apart from other Members of Parliament and Members of Legislative Assembly at various other locations.
– global bihari bureau